EPA Repeals Pollution Limits on Fossil Fuel Power Plants

<img alt="A coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun on July 27, 2018, in Glenrock, Wyo. The EPA on Monday announced it" src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4443x2962+0+0/resize/4443x2962!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fd4%2Fe956e46d4f63977bd747b5c633fe%2Fap24144664518155.jpg" /><p>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on September 14, 2026, that it is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from fossil fuel power plants in the United States. Environmental groups have expressed concerns that this decision will have negative effects on both climate and public health.</p><p>(Image credit: J. David Ake)</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5968785" />